Get Out, writer/director Jordan Peele's darkly funny horror film and Call Me By Your Name, the story of a young boy who meets a visiting American while on vacation with his family, took home the lion's share of prizes as the Kansas City Film Critics Circle handed out their 52nd Annual James Loutzenhizer Awards for the best in film for 2017.

Get Outtook home the prize as the Best Film of 2017. In addition, Jordan Peele won for his Original Screenplay and the film was also named the winner of the Vince Koehler Award as the year's best Science Fiction/Horror/Fantasy film.

Call Me By Your Name earned recognition for Timothée Chalamet, who was named Best Actor as well as for it's Adapted Screenplay, written by James Ivory (based on the novel by Andre Aciman). The film also received the groups Dr. Tom Poe Award as the year's best LBGT film.

Guillermo del Toro was named winner of the Robert Altman Award as the year's Best Director for The Shape of Water, which also won the Best Actress award for Sally Hawkins.

Here is a complete list of winners:

Best Film - Get Out

Robert Altman Awards for Best Director - Guillermo det Toro, The Shape of Water

The Kansas City Film Critics Circle is the second oldest film critics group in the country, founded in 1967 by Dr. James Loutzenhizer. The group's annual awards were named for Dr. Loutzenhizer after his passing in November 2001.